Who's building affordable housing in California?

Track records for leading LIHTC developers — sourced from TCAC award data and enriched with HCD Annual Progress Reports. SPV-unwound sponsor attribution.

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347,995
LI units built
4,306
TCAC projects
63,991
Units in pipeline
775
Developers tracked
536
Cities represented

Developer leaderboard

775 developers tracked — ranked by total low-income units built. Showing 251275.

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251
AHA High Desert MGP, LLC
3 projects · 3 JVs
100% JV+515 pipeline
493
units
Completed TCAC projects (3)
Village Pointe ApartmentsLancaster208 unitsJV
Maison's Village IPalmdale168 unitsJV
Maison's PalmdalePalmdale117 unitsJV
252
WNC Community Preservation
8 projects · 8 JVs
100% JV
491
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 8)
Poso Manor & Rose Valley (Site A)Wasco98 unitsJV
Huron PortfolioHuron74 unitsJV
Bear Mountain & Weedpatch Country (Site A)Arvin70 unitsJV
Voorhis Village ApartmentsSan Dimas64 unitsJV
Jefferson Townhomes / Cunningham Village (Site A)Los Angeles64 unitsJV
Yucca Trails ApartmentsJoshua Tree49 unitsJV
+ 2 more projects
253
FF Development L.P.
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
490
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Thornbridge Apartments The GardensSan Jose · 2024285 unitsJV
Watercrest ApartmentsSacramento · 2021205 unitsJV
254
Housing Alternatives, Inc., a California Non Profi
3 projects · 3 JVs
100% JV
484
units
Completed TCAC projects (3)
Oakwood ApartmentsMoreno Valley239 unitsJV
Desert Springs ApartmentsVictorville201 unitsJV
Sanger Crossing ApartmentsSanger44 unitsJV
255
SLSM, LLC
4 projects · 4 JVs
100% JV
484
units
Completed TCAC projects (4)
Kohler Gardens ApartmentsSacramento · 202393 unitsJV
Sundale ArmsFremont · 2019130 unitsJV
Larchmont Gardens ApartmentsNorth Highlands · 2019114 unitsJV
Sun Garden PlazaSacramento · 2018147 unitsJV
256
Housing on Merit III LLC
4 projects · 3 JVs
86% JV
482
units
Completed TCAC projects (4)
Crocker Oaks ApartmentsRoseville66 units
Heritage ApartmentsChula Vista268 unitsJV
Villa De Guadalupe ApartmentsSan Jose100 unitsJV
Beverly Park Senior ApartmentsLos Angeles48 unitsJV
257
BRIDGE Housing Corporation - Southern California
5 projects · 1 JVs
10% JV
477
units
Completed TCAC projects (5)
Copper Creek ApartmentsSan Marcos155 units
Windrow ApartmentsIrvine94 units
Sage Canyon ApartmentsSan Marcos71 units
Copper Creek ApartmentsSan Marcos47 unitsJV
Torrey Del Mar ApartmentsSan Diego · 2025110 units
258
Kelley Ventures, LLC
8 projects · 8 JVs
100% JV+562 pipeline
476
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 8)
Napa CourtyardsNapa19 unitsJV
The Gardens at Quail Run IIElk Grove107 unitsJV
Peterson Place (fka The Parkway Apartments)Folsom71 unitsJV
Avery GardensElk Grove63 unitsJV
Bow Street ApartmentsElk Grove49 unitsJV
Bow Street ApartmentsElk Grove48 unitsJV
+ 2 more projects
259
Century Villages at Cabrillo
4 projects · 2 JVs
42% JV
475
units
Completed TCAC projects (4)
Anchor PlaceLong Beach119 unitsJV
Cabrillo Gateway, LPLong Beach80 unitsJV
The Family Commons at Cabrillo, L.P.Long Beach · 202380 units
Villages at CabrilloLong Beach · 2020196 units
260
San Luis Obispo Nonprofit Housing Corporation
13 projects · 5 JVs
37% JV+233 pipeline
475
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 13)
Del Rio Terrace ApartmentsSan Luis Obispo40 units
Hidden Creek VillagePaso Robles80 units
Atascadero Senior ApartmentsSan Luis Obispo19 units
Carmel Street ApartmentsSan Luis Obispo18 units
Anderson Hotel ApartmentsSan Luis Obispo66 units
SLO 55 - Laurel Creek Apartments (Site A)San Luis Obispo55 unitsJV
+ 7 more projects
261
WCH Affordable V, LLC
7 projects · 7 JVs
100% JV
474
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 7)
Chinatown Metro ApartmentsLos Angeles122 unitsJV
Metro at HollywoodLos Angeles119 unitsJV
Buckingham Senior ApartmentsLos Angeles69 unitsJV
Tobias Terrace ApartmentsPanorama City55 unitsJV
Pacific Avenue Arts ColonySan Pedro48 unitsJV
Figueroa Senior HousingLos Angeles34 unitsJV
+ 1 more projects
262
Hampstead Partners Dev., Inc.
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
473
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Lexington Apartments (LA Preservation III) (Site A)Los Angeles241 unitsJV
Concord Apartments (Site A)Los Angeles232 unitsJV
263
AHA Santa Clara MGP, LLC
4 projects · 3 JVs
77% JV
470
units
Completed TCAC projects (4)
Villas at Hamilton Senior Apts.Novato126 unitsJV
Salinas Pointe ApartmentsSalinas164 unitsJV
Hallmark House ApartmentsRedwood City71 unitsJV
Santa Rosa GardenSanta Rosa · 2025109 units
264
Homecomings, Inc.
6 projects · 2 JVs
16% JV
469
units
Completed TCAC projects (6)
Chapel Lane Senior ApartmentsVentura38 unitsJV
Vista Del Mar Commons (Site A)Ventura140 units
Westview Village Phase IIIVentura104 units
Johnson Gardens (Site A)Ventura99 units
Westview Village IIVentura49 units
Castillo del Sol ApartmentsVentura39 unitsJV
265
Satellite Housing, Inc.
8 projects · 2 JVs
26% JV
467
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 8)
Valley Vista Senior HousingSan Ramon104 unitsJV
Helios Corner aka University Avenue Senior HousingBerkeley79 units
Amistad HouseBerkeley59 units
Fremont Oak GardensFremont49 units
Trinity Avenue ApartmentsWalnut Creek17 units
Lakeside Senior ApartmentsOakland91 units
+ 2 more projects
266
Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Pover
3 projects · 3 JVs
100% JV+514 pipeline
463
units
Completed TCAC projects (3)
Hillside ViewsSan Diego297 unitsJV
Valencia PointeSan Diego101 unitsJV
Worthington La Luna Family ApartmentsImperial65 unitsJV
267
Wasco Affordable Housing, Inc.
7 projects · 3 JVs
55% JV
462
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 7)
Sunset Villa ApartmentsWasco51 units
Central Avenue Senior ApartmentsWasco41 units
El Mirage ApartmentsWasco34 units
Wasco Farmworker Housing Project Phase IIWasco134 unitsJV
Almond VillageLost Hills80 units
Rosaleda Village 9%Wasco65 unitsJV
+ 1 more projects
268
Beacon Communities Inc.
3 projects · 1 JVs
42% JV
460
units
Completed TCAC projects (3)
Life's GardenSunnyvale195 unitsJV
Mt. Rubidoux ManorRiverside185 units
Rotary Miller Avenue Senior Housing (Site A)South San Francisco80 units
269
PAM Development, Inc.
4 projects · 4 JVs
100% JV
455
units
Completed TCAC projects (4)
Tulare Group (Site A)Porterville244 unitsJV
Tehachapi Senior I and Shafter Senior ManorTehachapi69 unitsJV
Jackson CornerstoneJackson62 unitsJV
Charleston Place ApartmentsStockton · 202480 unitsJV
270
RHF Holdings Group, Inc.
10 projects · 10 JVs
100% JV
453
units
Completed TCAC projects (6 of 10)
Bonnie Brae Apartment HomesLos Angeles52 unitsJV
Witmer Heights Apartment HomesLos Angeles48 unitsJV
The HobartLos Angeles48 unitsJV
The ArdmoreLos Angeles47 unitsJV
Harvard Heights Apartment HomesLos Angeles46 unitsJV
Carondelet Court Apartment HomesLos Angeles32 unitsJV
+ 4 more projects
271
Integrated Community Development
5 projects · 5 JVs
100% JV+237 pipeline
452
units
Completed TCAC projects (5)
The AtchisonPittsburg200 unitsJV
Kawana Springs ApartmentsSanta Rosa134 unitsJV
Oak Creek Family ApartmentsOakley74 unitsJV
Camellia Place IIBakersfield15 unitsJV
Calistoga Senior ApartmentsCalistoga · 201829 unitsJV
272
AHA VENTURA MGP, LLC
4 projects · 3 JVs
77% JV
450
units
Completed TCAC projects (4)
Camino Del Sol Senior ApartmentsOxnard118 unitsJV
Park Glenn SeniorsCamarillo17 unitsJV
Gateway Plaza ApartmentsOxnard · 2023102 units
Pacific Point ApartmentsOxnard · 2018213 unitsJV
273
WNC CPP, LLC
6 projects · 6 JVs
100% JV
449
units
Completed TCAC projects (6)
Thunderbird/San Jacinto Vista Apartments (Site A)Mecca100 unitsJV
Anderson Portfolio (Site A)Anderson98 unitsJV
Dos Palos Apts/Meredith Manor Apts (Site A)Dos Palos78 unitsJV
Rancho Niguel ApartmentsLaguna Hills50 unitsJV
Desert Oak ApartmentsMojave41 unitsJV
Hudson Park Apartments I & IIShafter82 unitsJV
274
Napa Valley Community Housing
6 projects
0% JV
446
units
Completed TCAC projects (6)
Magnolia Park Townhomes & ApartmentsNapa28 units
Arroyo Grande VillasYountville24 units
Napa Park HomesNapa128 units
The Reserve at NapaNapa · 2023116 units
The Apartments at Silverado CreekNapa · 2021100 units
Mayacamas Village AptsNapa · 201850 units
275
Fairfield Financial LLC
2 projects · 2 JVs
100% JV
444
units
Completed TCAC projects (2)
Sienna Vista Shady TreeSacramento · 2023295 unitsJV
Westchester ParkTustin · 2023149 unitsJV

Development model breakdown

Share of units built as sole sponsor vs. joint venture — developers 251275.

AHA High Desert MGP, LLC
0% sole sponsor100% JV
WNC Community Preservation
0% sole sponsor100% JV
FF Development L.P.
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Housing Alternatives, Inc., a California Non Profi
0% sole sponsor100% JV
SLSM, LLC
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Housing on Merit III LLC
14% sole sponsor86% JV
BRIDGE Housing Corporation - Southern California
90% sole sponsor10% JV
Kelley Ventures, LLC
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Century Villages at Cabrillo
58% sole sponsor42% JV
San Luis Obispo Nonprofit Housing Corporation
63% sole sponsor37% JV
WCH Affordable V, LLC
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Hampstead Partners Dev., Inc.
0% sole sponsor100% JV
AHA Santa Clara MGP, LLC
23% sole sponsor77% JV
Homecomings, Inc.
84% sole sponsor16% JV
Satellite Housing, Inc.
74% sole sponsor26% JV
Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Pover
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Wasco Affordable Housing, Inc.
45% sole sponsor55% JV
Beacon Communities Inc.
58% sole sponsor42% JV
PAM Development, Inc.
0% sole sponsor100% JV
RHF Holdings Group, Inc.
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Integrated Community Development
0% sole sponsor100% JV
AHA VENTURA MGP, LLC
23% sole sponsor77% JV
WNC CPP, LLC
0% sole sponsor100% JV
Napa Valley Community Housing
100% sole sponsor0% JV
Fairfield Financial LLC
0% sole sponsor100% JV

Top cities by affordable units built

Concentrated production across these California cities by the tracked developers.

#1Los Angeles
587 projects
39,112 units
#2San Francisco
185 projects
18,181 units
#3San Jose
146 projects
17,446 units
#4Sacramento
130 projects
15,221 units
#5San Diego
150 projects
15,189 units
#6Oakland
85 projects
7,539 units
#7Fresno
65 projects
6,240 units
#8Bakersfield
54 projects
4,383 units
#9Long Beach
41 projects
4,289 units
#10Santa Rosa
50 projects
4,013 units
#11Anaheim
42 projects
3,766 units
#12Richmond
23 projects
3,323 units

Units in pipeline

Preliminary Reservation projects (awarded but not yet placed in service).

Pacific West Communities, Inc.
8,474
TPC Holdings IX, LLC
8,474
Central Valley Coalition for Affordable Housing
7,306
Riverside Charitable Corporation
2,984
Meta Housing Corporation
2,854
Community Revitalization and Development Corporation
2,368
USA Multifamily Development, Inc.
2,328
Affirmed Housing Group, Inc.
2,143
PacH San Jose Holdings, LLC
2,104
CFAH Housing, LLC
1,906
Pacific Southwest Community Development Corporation
1,690
National Community Renaissance of California
1,673
Eden Housing, Inc.
1,582
Chelsea Investment Corporation
1,513
Las Palmas Foundation
1,464
Pacific Housing, Inc.
1,403
ROEM Development Corporation
1,265
CRP Affordable Housing
1,253
Mercy Housing California
1,187
MRK Partners, Inc.
1,167
JEMCOR Development Partners, LLC
1,146
BRIDGE Housing Corporation
1,140
Danco Communities
1,108
Community Development Partners
1,052
Corporation for Better Housing
985

About this data

Stats are derived from TCAC (California Tax Credit Allocation Committee) Low-Income Housing Tax Credit award records, enriched with HCD Annual Progress Reports (APR) joined on Assessor Parcel Numbers. Attribution uses SPV-unwinding — project-specific LLCs are collapsed into their controlling parent sponsors. "APR confirmed" units reflect buildings with a certificate of occupancy recorded in the HCD APR. Data covers 775 developers with 2+ built projects through 2025. "Pipeline" = Preliminary Reservation stage (TCAC award issued, project not yet placed in service). JV = joint venture where two or more independent sponsors share the tax credit project. The headline totals (units, projects, pipeline) count each project once — JV projects are de-duplicated by TCAC application number — while the developer leaderboard credits every co-sponsor's involvement, so per-developer unit counts add up to more than the distinct statewide totals.

Scope: Primary source is TCAC LIHTC award data. It does not include affordable housing financed solely through HUD HOME loans, Section 8 project-based contracts, USDA Rural Development, local redevelopment funds, or bond financing without a tax credit award. Developers can submit non-TCAC projects via their dashboard; those verified by our team are included and marked self-reported in the leaderboard. Developers whose portfolios include a significant share of non-LIHTC affordable housing may still show lower counts than their own websites until those projects are submitted and approved.